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Wwl · Answer 1 · 2023-10-20T07:47:13+0000

We have to solve the system of equations for x. The equations are:

$\begin{gathered} 2x+y=72 \\ 3y=48 \end{gathered}$

In this case, we can replace y using the second equation and then solving for x in the first equation.

We find y as:

$\begin{gathered} 3y=48 \\ y=(48)/(3) \\ y=16 \end{gathered}$

Then, we replace y in the first equation and we wlll obtain:

$\begin{gathered} 2x+y=72 \\ 2x+16=72 \\ 2x=72-16 \\ 2x=56 \\ x=(56)/(2) \\ x=28 \end{gathered}$

Answer: x = 28 [Option A]

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